Kenneth Ferrie's European Open victory has earned him a place in the HSBC World Match Play at the expense of joint runner-up Colin Montgomerie. The Scot would have qualified for the Wentworth event in September if he had finished outright second at the K Club.
But a missed five-foot birdie putt at the last saw him tie with Graeme Storm.
Montgomerie can still qualify: 10 spots are available from this season's majors and the top two European Order of Merit non-exempt players also qualify.
Ferrie landed his place by finishing second in a table of world ranking points from four European Tour events - the Dubai Desert Classic, Johnnie Walker Classic, BMW Championship and European Open.
Argentina's Angel Cabrera finished top, while Ferrie finished with 49.6 points - 46 of them from his win - edging out Montgomerie (48.75).
Even if he is a first-round loser, Ferrie will add �60,000 to the �383,330 he earned in Ireland.
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